Unfortunately, everything looks good at 25-30 yards with most thermal.
The XQ50 does
not have more magnification that the XP50. They are fairly comparable and the XQ50 may be a better value for many hunters, but the XP50 has the additional lower magnification, wider FOV stage than the XQ50.
Let's look at the traits. Lenses are the same and micron size is the same. So the real comparison is in the number of levels of magnification, amount of magnification, and amount of resolution.
Trail XQ50.......
Trail XP50
************* .....1.6x 640x480
2.7x 384x288......3.2x 320x240
5.4x 192x144.......6.4x 180x120
10.8x 96x72.........12.8x 90x60
So basically, the XP50 gives you one less level of magnification and after that, the magnification is lower, but with slightly higher resolution. For a lot of hunting situations where you are shooting, you are going want more than 1.6x magnification. So if you are running the XP50, you are going to bump it up some and if you use the short cut, you are going to 3.2x. The XQ50 starts at 2.7x and from the folks that I know that use them, that is where they do much of their shooting.
What the XQ50 really loses is the lower magnification, higher resolution, wider FOV setting that makes for a bit easier scanning.
If money is an issue, I would got with the XQ50. If you can afford the XP50, it is a better choice because it gives you more options, visually.